Packing-box



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J. GEORGE. PACKING BOX.

No. 429,517. Patented June 3, 1890.

} UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN GEORGE, OF PARSONS, PENNSYLVANIA.

PACKING-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 429,517, dated June 3,1890.

Application filed April 12 1890- Serial No. 347,622. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN GEORGE, acitizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Parsons, in the county of Luzerne and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPacking-Boxes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such-as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it. appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inpacking-boxes for lamp-chimneys; and it consists of anouter casing orbox provided at its bottom with ledges, upon which the lower tray rests,and with upper ledges, which bear upon the upper edges of the uppertray, said packing-box being intended for use with three trays arrangedin vertical series, the upper and lower trays having centralcross-pieces attached to the frames and horizontal partitions of rubber,the bottom section also being provided with a perforated horizontalpartition of rubber, combined with a central section consisting of aframe having large perforations, in which the bases of the lamp-chimneysare adapted to rest, the parts being combined to hold lamp-chimneyssecurely in place when the lid of the box is closed, as will behereinafter fully set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claim.Y

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a box,the cover being shown raised and the two sides thereof left off tobetter illustrate the construction. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectionshowing the lampchimneys in place.

A refers to the side of thebox, to which the bottom A is rigidlysecured, and this bottom is provided, adjacent to the sides A A, withstrips a, and to the top of the box is secured a hinged cover 13, havingstrips 1) rigidly secured thereto.

firmly secured partition-plates c and 0 which are preferably made up ofrubber cloth. The lower section is secured to the centralpartition-strip, and the upper section is pro vided with perforations 0which are of vsubstantially the same size as the upper portion of thechimney, which enters said perforations when the packing-case is in use.The lower edges of the outer frame, which are covered by the rubberfabric, rest directly upon the upper edge of the strips 00, secured tothe box.

D refers to the central section or partition, which consists of an outerframe, to the upper-edges of which is secured a rubber fabric cl, havingperforations cl, which are of larger diameter than the perforations 0 1nthe fabric. The upper-section E is also made up of an outer frame; butit has a transverse partition e, and to the upper edge of the same issecured an imperforated sheet of rubber fabric 6. An eye is alsoprovided for removing this upper section, and it is of such a heightthat when the hinged cover of the box is lowered the strips 1), whichare attached thereto, will contact therewith.

In packing lamp-chimneys in myimproved carrier they are placed as shownin the accompanying drawings, the tops of the chimneys being placeddownwardly, so that they will rest upon the imperforated sheet of fabric0 while the opposite end bears upon the fabric 6'. In order to removethe chimneys,

' it is only necessary to remove-the upper section E, which. can be doneby grasping the eye with which the upper section is provided. Byextending the strips entirely across the frames the projecting edgeswill serve as a packing, so that when thesections are pressed upon eachother they will be immovable.

I am aware that prior to my invention it has been proposed to providepacking-boxes for lamp-chimneys with an outer casing, to which conicalsections are attached, which are adapted to fit in the upper and lowerends of the lamp-chimneys, while said packing-box has intermediateperforated plates, and I do not claim such construction, broadly; but

WVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a packing-box for lamp-chimneys, the

combination of an outer casing having a hinged cover andinterior stripsa and b, a series of frames, the upper and lowerframes having transversepartitions and iinperforated horizontal partitions of rubber fabric, thelower section having a perforated horizontal partition, a centralsection consisting of a side frame and perforated partition, the partsbeing organized so that the frames will rest one upon the other, thehorizontal partitions 10 serving as interposed packing, substantially asshown, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

J OIIN GEORGE. Witnesses:

ELIAS COHEN, FRANK THOMAS.

